‘Snowed in!’: Offbeat Rhythms and Belonging as Everyday Practice

What is it about?

This paper uses the diary of a research participant over the course of a week of snow, to show how disruptions to daily life highlight the practices of belonging. The diary documented what was done during this time but also what was missed because of the snow. The missed activities are used to show how this participant has a number of strong but ordinary connections within his local community.

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Why is it important?

Everyday life is an important topic within sociology. In order to understand societies it is necessary to understand what people do on a daily basis that makes them part of a society. Looking at the everyday activities that people undertake, as this paper does, help us to understand society, from the 'micro' level, or from the bottom up. In looking specifically at belonging, the paper also refutes the idea that people no longer belong within their local communities in the UK.